Mainframe – CICS/MQ Administrator

Job description

IBM Client Innovation Center Wroclaw & Katowice is now hiring experienced mainframe
professionals!

Experience new and diverse professional challenges. Take your career further with IBM's Client Innovation Center in Wroclaw & Katowice. Be part of a multicultural team that helps our clients to transform how their IT services are delivered. You will discover a friendly team-focused environment: an inspiring workplace that provides an open and collaborative culture. Enjoy varied and challenging work - and grow your expertise through training and career development tailored to you. Shape your future by joining a global team that has driven client success for more than 100 years.

As a member of Mainframe Middleware Team, candidate will be responsible for the CICS transaction servers and MQ Websphare on z/OS LPARs. Candidate will have to perform all functions related to supporting CICS and MQSeries including: administration, configuration, installation, maintenance, upgrades, performance and problem solving.

Main tasks:

CICS part:
·  Monitor the systems for issues and take the required steps to address them
·  Install, upgrade and maintain the CICS and CTG software
·  Create and maintain CICS regions used by the applications including Assembler and Cobol programs
·  Administer the CICS regions according to application requirements (create new objects: transactions, tclass, programs)
·  Create and maintain the CICS monitoring infrastructure (OMEGAMON, System Automation feeds, etc.)
·  Provide and analyze SMF statistics on usage to various parties (eg. developers, managers, Operational Security Department)
·  Investigate and resolve problems in CICS and related areas
·  Investigation and evaluation of new products in the area (eg. the CICS Explorer)
·  Control and investigate CICS CPU usage
·  Provide support to the application programming groups including handling inquiry and new resource, requests, coding design questions, assist in resolving issues and abends MQ part:
·  Control and investigate MQ CPU usage
·  Control and investigate MQ queues usage
·  Control and investigate Space usage
·  Deliver and analyze SMF statistics
·  Define MQ objects (channels, queues, aliases, etc.)
·  Maintain and adapt according to application growth (eg. new page sets, etc.)
Responsibilities:
·  Provide technical support for customer. Own and action requests for service,
·  Implementing changes and resolving assigned problems (may involve some after hours and weekend work).
·  Provide 24x7 after hours on-call support as required for products supported by the team
·  Personal compliance and ownership on security, audit and systems integrity posture
·  Highlight areas for improvement in current processes, and implement improvements Must have:
• At least 10 years of experience on similar position
• English: intermediate level
• Technical and Professional Expertise
• Candidate should be self-organized, eager to learn with strong sense of analysis & troubleshooting skills
• Ability to take the lead in problem solving and coordination of multi-disciplinary groups
• Ability to multitask and switch to higher priority tasks when required
• Take a lead for specific responsibility or area when needed
• Experience using GSD or SMP/E for product installs and applying maintenance
• Experience using trace, dumps and monitoring software for problem investigation and resolution
• Experience coding programs in REXX
• Experience with Omegamon/Tivoli products in terms of monitoring and problem determination
• CICS knowledge:
- Install, upgrade and maintain the CICS and CTG software
- Create and maintain CICS regions
- Administer the CICS regions according to application demands (eg. new transactions, connections etc.) and support the merge process
- Create and maintain the CICS monitoring infrastructure (Omegamon, TMON, System Automation feeds, the 'CICS Monitor' etc)
- Investigate and resolve problems in CICS and related DBDC areas
- Performance review and tuning of the CICSes and CTGs
- Investigation and evaluation of new products in the area (eg. the CICS Explorer)
• MQ knowledge:
- Support, administration and maintenance of MQ on z/OS

Nice to have:
• Knowledge and experience with WebSphere on Mainframe
• Experience with MQSeries and MQClients on distributed platforms
• General knowledge and understanding of DB2 on Mainframe concepts
• Data Propagator knowledge
• Support, administration and maintenance of MQ with Data Propagator – Qreplication
• To be able to provide performance statistics on usage to various parties (eg. developers, managers, Operational Security Department)

Auto req ID

231133BR
Required Education

None
Role ( Job Role )

Systems Programmer
State / Province

DOLNOSLASKIE
Primary job category

Technical Specialist
Company

(1065) IBM Global Services Delivery Centre Polska Sp. z.o.o
Contract type

Fixed Term - Short Term
Employment Type

Full-Time
ERBP

Yes
Is this role a commissionable/sales incentive based position?

No
Travel Required

Up to 10% or 1 day a week
IBM Business Group

GTS
Preferred Education

Bachelor's Degree
City / Township / Village

WROCLAW
Being You @ IBM

IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.
Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• At least 10 years of experience on similar position
• English: intermediate level
• Experience using GSD or SMP/E for product installs and applying maintenance
• Experience using trace, dumps and monitoring software for problem investigation and resolution
• Experience coding programs in REXX
• Experience with Omegamon/Tivoli products in terms of monitoring and problem determination
• CICS knowledge
• MQ knowledge:
Skill-keywords

CICS/MQ Administrator, CICS, Mainframe, FRENCH,
Country/Region

Poland
Preferred Technical and Professional Experience

·  Knowledge and experience with WebSphere on Mainframe
• Experience with MQSeries and MQClients on distributed platforms
• General knowledge and understanding of DB2 on Mainframe concepts
• Data Propagator knowledge
• Support, administration and maintenance of MQ with Data Propagator – Qreplication
• To be able to provide performance statistics on usage to various parties (eg. developers, managers, Operational Security Department)
Secondary Job Category

Technical Services Specialist
Eligibility Requirements

N/A
Position Type

Professional
Early Professional Track

Not Applicable - Professional Hire
Location Statement

For additional information about location requirements, please discuss with the recruiter following submission of your application.
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